Communications Control System

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/CFTA/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Frequentis Canada Limited
1400 Blair Place
Suite 700
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K1J9B8
Nature of Requirements: 

Communications Control System

F6879-176000/A
Baird, Janice
Telephone No. - (709) 772-2999
Fax No. - (709) 772-4603
janice.baird@pwgsc.gc.ca


Title:  Communications Control System

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or 

construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other 
suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a 
statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of 
capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or 
before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may
then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. 

Objectives of the requirement

Fisherie and Oceans, St. John's, NL has a requirement for the provision
of Frequentis hardware and compatible consoles required to house 
Canadian Coast Guard national Marine Communications and Traffic 
Services (MCTS) equipment, and  engineering support to ensure proper synchronizaiton of servers throughout the migration process into their ne
w facilities in Placentia and Port aux Basques. 

A previous contract awarded in December 2010, supplied 24 Command and 
Control
Centres, 198 Coastal Stations and 100 working positions in Canada´s 
five maritime regions:  Newfoundland and Labrador Region, Maritimes 
Region, Quebec Region, Central and Arctic Region and Pacific Region.  
The purchase of this equipment and consoles is afollow on from that 
work.



Criteria for assessment of the statement of Capabilities

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of 
capabilities that its product is interchangeable with existing hardware 
and solftware inall locations and its consoles and accessories are 
compatibile with existing equipment in MCTS centers in which it is to 
be used.



Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement:
 
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement:
NAFTA/CFTA

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
N/A

Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier:

Frequentis Canada Limited is the only known source in Canada.

Government Contracts Regulations Exception:
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is 
invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(c) - the nature ofthe 
work is such that it would not be in the public interest to solicit 
bids;

Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons 
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked

(d) for additional deliveries by the original supplier that are 
intended either as replacement parts or continuing services for 
existing supplies, services or installations, or as the extension of 
existing supplies, services or installations, where a change of 
supplier would compel the entity to procure equipment or services not 
meeting requirements of interchangeability with already existing 
equipment or services, including software to the extent that the 
initial procurement of the software was covered by this Chapter.


Ownership of Intellectual Property:
N/A


The period of the proposed contract:

Award to January 31, 2018

A cost estimate of the proposed contract. 
The estimatedvalue of the contract is $598,000.00 HST included.

Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:

Frequentis Canada Limited
Suite 700 - 1400 Blair Place
Ottawa, Ontario  K1J 9B8


Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to 
provide the goods, services or construction services described inthe 
ACAN, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact 
person identified in this notice on or before the closing date of this 
notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate howthe 
supplier meets the advertised requirements.

The closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities. 

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is :
August 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.NDT.

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Janice Baird, Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
The John CabotBuilding
10 Barter's Hill, Box 4600
St. John's, NL   A1C 5T2

Telephone:  709-772-2999
Facsimile:  709-772-4603
E-mail:  janice.baird@pwgsc.gc.ca



Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting officer identified above.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full tendering process.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, on the covering page.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.